Two 40 year olds attempt to cycle uphill for 13½ miles

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Up at 07.00 and set off in the dark to meet Hux at Brook St at 8.00. Did one of our usual routes – 32 miles. Looking for the positives – good to set a baseline so we can measure our future improvments… And although I died going up Yorks Hill (total length 1.9 km, ave gradient 6.3%, max 20.4%) – I did manage to do it on the big bike’s big cog – albeit only 44 on the crank at the front, and having to use the 36 on the cassette at the back – I wonder if I’ll even make it up there on the bigger gears of the Cannondale? Feel a long way off from being able to tackle an hors categorie climb.